Allie Finkle Fun!

Meg Cabot's YA novels are like candy that teen girls just seem to devour, and now younger girls can share that thrill too.

The Allie Finkle series by Meg Cabot (Ages 8-12) is super cute, super funny, and super addicting. Meg Cabot was nice enough to send me a hardback Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #4: Stage Fright as well as an ARC Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #5 Glitter Girl's and the Great Fake Out, and even though they were made for girls younger than me, I simply loved them and wished they were around when I was that age.

I especially liked Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #4: Stage Fright because it was very realistic. Like Allie, not everyone gets the part that they *Really Super Wanted* in a play, but Allie finds away to go along and make the best of it. The theatre part of the book was very accurate, and Allie's fun attitude made it even better. The book covers being slightly jealous of the girl who got the
part you wanted (who ends up being one of Allie's best friends!),being disappointed in the role you got, and then getting over it. Haven't read it? Then go, go, GO! (On the hardcover version, the book jacket comes off so you can personalize a poster for your very own play! A great gift.)

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #5 Glitter Girl's and the Great Fake Out had that great moral lesson without extremely dulling the book, which earns it two big thumbs up from me. Somehow, I think all of us have gotten ourselves someway or another in the sticky (and stinky) situation Allie gets herself into in this book. A must read.

I would say that one thing I enjoyed most about the Allie Finkle series was what a strong and positive character Allie was that we see lacking in so many books today; it's great to see a character who loves animals, has her goals of what she wants to be when she grows up, and has her feet on the ground. Allie is a lovable and well balanced character that you wish you knew; sure, she likes ballet and buys pink accessories for her kitten but she also loves playing super spy and is good at math and science.

A standout in the books is how honestly Meg Cabot writes what's going on in Allie's head. She's not a perfect stick in the mud, but a sassy, and positive role model.

These books are a great recommendation for young girls!

List of Allie Finkle Book's:

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #1: Moving Day
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #2: The New Girl
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #3 Best Friends and Drama Queens
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #4: Stage Fright
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls #5: Glitter Girls and the Great Fake Out